A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context
The objective of this project is to examine the motivational factors in starting a small business. Case studies and questionnaires are used in the research study. Four main hypotheses of entrepreneurship are developed from the literature review, and they are tested by conducting a questionnaire surv...
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| author | Choy, Oi Leng Ow, Khai Hoong Yung, Weng Kin |
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| description | The objective of this project is to examine the motivational factors in starting a small business. Case studies and questionnaires are used in the research study. Four main hypotheses of entrepreneurship are developed from the literature review, and they are tested by conducting a questionnaire survey and four cast studies. The following conclusions are obtained:
(1)a potential entrepreneur, in starting up a business, is mostly influenced by friends and business associates rather than by family;
(2) a good indication that educational status motivates a potential entrepreneur to start-up a business;
(3) generally, there are signs that the local culture does encourage entrepreneurship;
(4) there is no conclusive evidence to prove that different entrepreneurial characteristics are found in entrepreneurs who own different types of enterprises. However, they possess some common personality traits. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/554582023-05-19T07:23:12Z A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context Choy, Oi Leng Ow, Khai Hoong Yung, Weng Kin Nanyang Business School Malcolm MacDonald DRNTU::Business::Accounting The objective of this project is to examine the motivational factors in starting a small business. Case studies and questionnaires are used in the research study. Four main hypotheses of entrepreneurship are developed from the literature review, and they are tested by conducting a questionnaire survey and four cast studies. The following conclusions are obtained: (1)a potential entrepreneur, in starting up a business, is mostly influenced by friends and business associates rather than by family; (2) a good indication that educational status motivates a potential entrepreneur to start-up a business; (3) generally, there are signs that the local culture does encourage entrepreneurship; (4) there is no conclusive evidence to prove that different entrepreneurial characteristics are found in entrepreneurs who own different types of enterprises. However, they possess some common personality traits. ACCOUNTANCY 2014-03-11T01:31:31Z 2014-03-11T01:31:31Z 1994 1994 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55458 en Nanyang Technological University 119 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Business::Accounting Choy, Oi Leng Ow, Khai Hoong Yung, Weng Kin A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title | A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title_full | A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title_fullStr | A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title_short | A study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start-up a small business in the local context |
| title_sort | study of factors that motivate an entrepreneur to start up a small business in the local context |
| topic | DRNTU::Business::Accounting |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55458 |
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